Lag BaOmer is a holiday that celebrates Jewish unity and mysticism. It is observed with bonfires, dancing, and more.

Yishai Fleisher, an Israeli correspondent, goes to experience Lag BaOmer in Meron, the burial place of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Joining the hundreds of thousands participating, he documents it all on camera so you can feel as if you are there in person.

After experiencing searing loss, Elissa Felder found comfort in caring for the departed. When her grandchild died decades later, she needed to do the unimaginable.

Miri and Meni embark on an after-bedtime journey through the universe to discover that there is only G-d.

The Dual Energy System: Why does creation require both “encompassing” and “filling” light?

Children gather to celebrate the holiday of Lag B’Omer. Excerpts from a 1983 recording of the grand parade with the Rebbe at Lubatvitch World Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York.

Watch this cute short on the basics of Lag B’Omer.

The Esrog lies on the prayer stand as the Rebbe is called to the Torah, looks on as the Torah is raised and touches it affectionately on its departure. Musaf for the Holiday is then recited.

Join this live broadcast of the grand Lag B’Omer parade at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in New York, where thousands of Jewish children are gathering for this special event.

Sarah and Avi, with help from Mitzvah Bird, return a little lost challah to his home.

Tired of every disagreement feeling like a war? Hillel and Shammai disagreed about almost everything, yet Hillel is the one who teaches us to love peace and pursue peace. This class explores how Hillel’s humility allowed him to see divine truth even in the opinions that opposed his own. We learn what real peace looks like, why arguments can be sacred, and how to hold strong convictions without pushing others away.

Children gather to celebrate the holiday of Lag B’Omer. Excerpts from a 1984 satellite feed from Lubatvitch World Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York.

Join this live broadcast of the grand Lag B’Omer parade at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in New York, where thousands of Jewish children are gathering for this special event.

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 91 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.

Eli and Ezzy wonder what life would be like if they were still slaves in Egypt.

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!

What is the Torah’s message in ‘Emor’, which simply means to say and speak? It sounds quite generic, yet the instruction is powerful.

Discover how Torah classes given more than a decade ago continue to enrich lives and touch souls.

Excerpts from a 1983 recording of the Lag B’Omer parade at Lubavitch World Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York.

This song and hymn praises the virtues of the great Talmudic sage Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the author of the holy Zohar. This song is widely sung on Lag BaOmer when we celebrate his life and passing.

How a poor and ignorant shepherd became a great Torah scholar.

Experience the miraculous exodus of the Jewish people out of the mighty Egyptian empire—in a unique, fun-filled (and educational) style!

Join this live broadcast of the grand Lag B’Omer parade at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in New York, where thousands of Jewish children are gathering for this special event.

In a healthy relationship, the love must deepen and grow, or the relationship is at risk of becoming static and stale. The same is true in our relationship with G‑d.

Study some of the highlights of the weekly Torah portion with insights from various commentaries.

Learn the profound connections between the weekly parsha and its related Haftorah.

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!

Jono learns a lesson about being humble when he has to dress up in a very cute little mountain costume and sing an adorable little song. Oh, and no monologues this week.

Our entire existence is on loan from G-d. The question is, can we make the divine loan into a divine investment?

Torah charges us to cherish and preserve the environment, for all of nature is purposeful and is by Divine design. We are G-d’s custodians of the world.

One of the worst things for a relationship is casual neglect. Here’s how to prevent a relationship from slipping into autopilot mode.

Ezra the Scribe ordained that on the Shabbat before Shavuot, and again before Rosh Hashanah, the Torah readings containing the calamities that will befall the Jewish people for failure to observe the commandments shall be read. This class explores the inner meaning behind these dire warnings and reveals their uplifting message.

A profound and novel understanding of Torah's promise of material reward for fulfilling the commandments. (Likutei Sichos vol. 37, p.79)

The Sages say that he who acquires a slave acquires a master for himself. What are the rules that govern indentured servitude? Maimonides "Laws of Slaves" is used as a primary source. (Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 37)

The Torah specifically links the mitzvah of resting on the Sabbatical year to Mount Sinai. This demonstrates a powerful lesson in the proper approach to work and higher living.

A big focus of this Torah portion is the importance of Torah study, and all the many blessings it brings. This is a timely lesson in strengthening our commitment to daily Torah study.

After mentioning various curses for failing to perform G-d’s laws, the Torah says that at the end of time, G-d will bring an end to the Jewish people's exile by remembering the Patriarchs: “And I will remember my covenant with Jacob, and my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham I will remember….” (Leviticus 26:42) Why are the patriarchs listed in reverse chronological order? And why is the name Jacob (Yaakov) spelled yud-ayin-kuf-vav-vet with an extra vav, when it is always spelled yud-ayin-kuf-vet without a vav?

What does the Torah say about this thankfully antiquated practice? If slavery as an institution is recognized by the Bible, how do we reconcile this with the eternality of the Torah?

The different categories of servants in the Torah, and their symbolism and relevance even nowadays in our spiritual service of G-d.

If one endeavors to substitute his animal sacrifice with a different animal, whether superior or inferior, both maintain a holy status. Learn about this mitzvah of Temurah (exchanging sacrifices) on five levels of understanding.

The parshah of Behar opens with the mitzvah of Shemita, the grounding injunction to refrain working the Holy Land’s soil every seven years. This ground-breaking class uncovers treasures buried just beneath the crust of this most unusual biblical commandment. In addition to garnering a clear understanding of the exceptional scriptural syntax and a range of unique Torah teachings, you’ll discover a whole new level of consciousness and learn how to retain an oasis of calm even as some of the structures we may have centred our lives around appear to be collapsing!

Rashi maps out when the different elements of Judaism were originally taught and the Rebbe derives from it a fascinating insight into how we practice Judaism.

G-d promises us blessings if we do what He says. In this segment, Rashi exposes a whole new dimension to those blessings that we may have easily overlooked.

Prior to Shavuot we read the portion detailing the harsh consequences for forsaking G-d and His Torah. Is there another way to process these unsettling words?

The joining of Behar and Bechukosai teach us how to achieve the delicate balance of extreme humility and confidence.

Insights from the weekly Torah portion on how to invest in your most important relationship.

In the jubilee year, we become free people. Just as clothing embodies identity, the awareness of our divine heritage provides the strength to break free from any form of enslavement.

In order to get some intimation of the Infinite One Who is beyond all conception, the mind naturally fills in what is inconceivable with ideas that are logical and comprehensible. A still deeper appreciation of Infinity thus requires a certain hollowing out of the mind.

The Rebbe participates in an early Lag B’omer Parade.

The Talmud tells us that 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva died because “they did not treat one another with respect.” But the plague ended on Lag BaOmer, which means they had remedied their actions and began to treat each other with the appropriate level of esteem.

The Talmud says that R' Shimon ben Yochai's "Torah study was his profession"? What does it mean to make Torah study your main occupation. Guest Expert: Rabbi Manis Friedman. (From “Messages”—Season 4, Episode 14)

The Talmud says that R' Shimon ben Yochai's "Torah study was his profession"? What does it mean to make Torah study your main occupation. Guest Expert: Rabbi Mendel Kaplan. (From “Messages”—Season 4, Episode 15)

An address at the 1967 Lag BaOmer Parade, less than a week before the Six-Day War. G-d is protecting your brothers and sisters in the Holy Land, but you have the unique privilege to help them . . .

A collage of Lag BaOmer parades spanning five decades, accompanied by a special recording of the niggun “Hinei Mah Tov.”

Excerpts from a 1984 satellite feed from Lubavitch World Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York.

A look at the increasingly popular interest in the holiday of Lag BaOmer, which was instituted by the author of the Zohar, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, to commemorate the day of his passing.

On Lag B’omer, Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai proclaimed: “This is the day of my rejoicing!” He also requested every Jew to share in his joy, so his own delight is increased when he sees many Jews rejoicing together.

Vintage footage of the 1957 Lag B’omer Parade in front of 770.

On his way to the Ohel, the Rebbe’s car passes the Lag B’omer carnival on Empire Boulevard.

Rabbi Elazar son of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai taught: “G-d promises the Jewish people in exile: ‘I shall never reject them or abhor them to break My covenant with them.’ This is like a man whose bride lives in a leather tanners’ market, where everything reeks. Were she not there, he would never have entered. But because she is there, it smells to him like a spice market, the most beautiful scent in the world.”

The Rebbe participates in the 1970 Lag B’omer parade in front of 770.

Join this live broadcast of the Lag B’Omer parade at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in New York, where thousands of Jewish children are gathering for this special event.

Excerpts from a 1983 recording of the Lag B’Omer parade at Lubavitch World Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York.

Children gather to celebrate the holiday of Lag B’Omer. Excerpts from a 1983 recording of the grand parade with the Rebbe at Lubatvitch World Headquarters, Brooklyn, New York.

We count the Omer in anticipation of the giving of the Torah on Shavuot. But on Lag BaOmer we celebrate the life of R’ Shimon bar Yochai, who revealed the esoteric dimension of Torah.

Join this live broadcast of the grand Lag B’Omer parade at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in New York, where thousands of Jewish children are gathering for this special event.

Yishai Fleisher, an Israeli correspondent, goes to experience Lag BaOmer in Meron, the burial place of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. Joining the hundreds of thousands participating, he documents it all on camera so you can feel as if you are there in person.

Rabbi Avraham HaLevi, a disciple of the Arizal, had the custom of reciting Nachem, a prayer of mourning for Jerusalem, every single day.

Celebration of Lag B’omer, 5744, as captured by the lens of Sholom Ber Goldstein.

A collage of interactions about Lag B’omer and Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.

Lag B’omer celebrates the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, and is a time to draw inspiration from his life’s work. Rabbi Shimon’s Torah study was so great that it was his “occupation,” a level unattained even by his greatest peers. But how, then, is a young child to attempt to emulate him?

Torah instructs Jewish children: If you see another person who is in need, whether spiritually or physically, reach out to him with love and help him get free of his predicament. Then proceed together, growing from each other’s successes.

A grand Lag B’omer parade. After the crowds arrive and the 12 Pesukim are recited, the Rebbe addresses the children. The parade goes by the Rebbe with marching bands, U.S. soldiers, marvelous floats and happy children.

The Rebbe participates in a Lag B’omer parade.

A vintage film. Children gather at 770 for a Lag B’omer parade. The Rebbe addresses the children, and reviews and encourages their march up the road.

The Rebbe drives by the Lag B’omer fair and waves to the many joyous children.

"May it be Your will, L-rd our G-d and G-d of our fathers, that the Holy Temple be speedily rebuilt in our days, and grant us our portion in Your Torah."

The Rebbe participates in the 1976 Lag B’omer Parade.

Miri and Meni embark on an after-bedtime journey through the universe to discover that there is only G-d.

After experiencing searing loss, Elissa Felder found comfort in caring for the departed. When her grandchild died decades later, she needed to do the unimaginable.

Watch this cute short on the basics of Lag B’Omer.

In deviating from the standard order of the holidays, Rambam teaches a novel insight into how the holidays have a continual effect.

Explaining three paradigms behind a law concerning using the new crop for a Mincha offering, teaches that you can't move ahead spiritually before you discipline your inner animal, and yet as we mature in our spiritual development the prerequisites shift.

People mean well. That doesn't mean their advice is right.

A deeper look at why the Rambam in sefer Zemanim deviates from the chronological order of the festival, sheds light on how Yom Tov is relevant and powerful every day, not only on the date it appears on the calendar.

Rabbi Glauberman discusses various complications in determining the weekly Parsha in the Persian period.

Rabbi Brackman presents a talk of the Lubavitcher Rebbe explaining Rashi’s commentary on a verse in Proverbs 15:15.

What is the Torah’s message in ‘Emor’, which simply means to say and speak? It sounds quite generic, yet the instruction is powerful.

Rabbi Reiss provides fascinating background and insight into the famous Purim poem, "Shoshanat Yakov".

The Rambam teaches that honesty in weights and measures is associated with acknowledging the Exodus from Egypt. Don't let your standards slip, even if you think it won't harm anyone else.

Rashi teaches us that bad advice isn't what you think. Here's how to avoid it.

What separates casual dating from a relationship built for marriage? In this episode, we sit down with Mrs. Manya Lazaroff, Co-Director of Chabad TAMU (Texas A&M University) and a public speaker on sober intentional dating, to explore how to evaluate pote

Three things have to happen for food to become impure. They teach us three things about keeping ourselves spiritually safe.

You'd think the more religious you are, the more spiritually protected you are. It's not that simple. Learn the conditions for both susceptibility to impure negative forces and the proper protection against them. (Based on Likkutei Sichos vol. 27, Shemini

The month of Iyar is a time of extraordinary healing both materially and spiritually.

Watch this cute short on the very basics of the holiday of Passover.

Why does the Torah detail tzaraas of houses separately from the other types of tzaraas, namely those on the body and clothing? Uncover how the darkest impurity holds the key to the highest blessings.

Analysis of the Rambam’s rulings regarding the rich or poor pledging another’s metzora sacrifice. This will demonstrate how when you stretch yourself to help someone else, your whole reality is upgraded.

Is tzaraas on the head of fundamentally different from tzaraas on the skin? Two perspectives on what spiritual maladies can cause tzaraas.

Rabbi Steinberg presents an extensive overview of the ethical and halachic considerations with regards to euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. He concludes with the proposal to differentiate between allowing the withholding of treatment for terminal

You might think this additional prayer during Nissan is tokenism. It's actually one of the most profound Jewish teachings/experiences.

A closer look at Rashi’s commentary that Moshe served wearing a white cloak, during the seven days of inaugurating the Mishkan.

In this episode of Torah Unboxed, we’re diving into the Passover Haggadah, the book that guides the Seder night. We’ll explore what the Haggadah is and look at several English editions that can help bring the story of the Exodus and its message of freedom

There’s a juxtaposition between the constant flame of the altar and of the menorah. The way these different flames complement each other, provides insight into the interplay of spiritual inspiration and practical actions.

Watch a live broadcast of the CKids JewQ Championship, a celebration of Jewish children and the Torah, where finalists of Chabad Hebrew Schools from around the globe will face off to test their mastery of Jewish knowledge in a game show.

This is the day on the Jewish calendar that celebrates you and your unique mission on earth. Discover the Jewish way to celebrate your birthday.